Ohio-based GE scientists, engineers and product designers worked to leapfrog the competition and go beyond industry expectations for a 75-watt incandescent replacement being introduced first New 27-watt GE Energy Smart® LED bulb results from collaboration with ecomaginationSM Challenge winner Nuventix, creator of LED cooling technologies for energy-efficient lighting LIGHTFAIR International 2012 EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Lighting (NYSE: GE) this week will illuminate a light-emitting diode replacement for the 100-watt incandescent light bulb—developed in its East Cleveland, Ohio, LED lab—that packages 27 watts of input power in a standard “A-19” bulb shape. The GE Energy Smart® 27-watt LED bulb incorporates proprietary synthetic jet technology that was enabled by GE’s collaboration with ecomaginationSM Challenge winner Nuventix, creator of LED cooling technologies for energy-efficient lighting. GE’s 27-watt Energy Smart® LED bulb, on store shelves in the U.S. and Canada the first half of 2013 (MSRP to be determined), will debut on a global stage starting May 9 at LIGHTFAIR International in Las Vegas, the world’s largest lighting trade show. GE’s existing portfolio of LED bulbs includes a 13-watt LED (60-watt incandescent replacement) and a 9-watt LED (40-watt incandescent replacement), which was the first incandescent-shaped (A-19) LED in the world to earn ENERGY STAR® qualification. (Downloadable GE LED bulb photos available at http://pressroom.geconsumerproducts.com/pr/ge/ge-plans-world-debut-of-led-bulb-233556.aspx).
